A spectacular view of sea ice was captured during an Operation IceBridge flight in 2014; the mission surveyed ice at both poles again in 2015, this time simultaneously.
Published Oct 4, 2015
New elevation measurements will give researchers an unprecedented understanding of the thickness of sea ice, which will be used to help improve climate modeling and forecasts.
Published Dec 18, 2018
Starting out as land ice, these icebergs are now trapped in sea ice off the east coast of Greenland.
Published May 13, 2018
Winds pushed Antarctic sea ice north of its typical location in February 2013.
Published Mar 1, 2013
This map shows sea ice extent around Antarctica on September 22, 2013, when ice covered more of the Southern Ocean than at any other time in the satellite record.
Published Oct 1, 2013
In 2015, the annual maximum extent of Antarctic sea ice dropped below previous consecutive years of record highs.
Published Oct 18, 2015
As the Arctic experienced a new record summer minimum for ice extent, the Antarctic set a new record for maximum winter sea ice.
Published Oct 11, 2012
The 2014 arctic sea ice minimum is the sixth lowest on record, while antarctic sea ice continues to exceed the record maximum extent.
Published Sep 24, 2014
Filaments of sea ice stretch across the waters off southern Greenland, an area that is typically ice-free.
Published May 18, 2019
This pair of images shows Antarctic sea ice concentrations at the 2008 winter maximum and the 2009 summer minimum compared to the median ice extent from 1979–2000.
Published May 23, 2009
Cold winter winds helped paint a lovely scene off the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland.
Published Feb 26, 2018
Carried by winds and currents, sea ice can reach the coast of Hokkaido, Japan.
Published Mar 19, 2020
The Sea of Okhotsk is the lowest latitude area where sea ice forms each winter.
Published Jan 11, 2015
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